Research Article

Reduced Transferrin Levels in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 3

Correlation between transferrin levels in IBD patients and nutritional indices.

Crohn’s diseaseUlcerative colitis

Albumins, ,
CholesterolNS,
HGBNS,
HCT, ,
RBCNS,
Iron, ,

NS: not significant; : Pearson correlation coefficient; HGB: hemoglobin; HCT: hematocrit; RBC: red blood cells; , in active disease.